Mustang Sally-June 18, 2008
June 19th, 2008 Posted in UncategorizedHello everyone!!!
Again I’m late in updating you-al, but sometimes it’s hard to get to a computer off the trail. Currently, I’m at my brother’s house in Mt. Sidney, VA for 2 zero’s and will leave Monday morning.
Left the trail at Waynesboro, VA and have reached the 850.5
mile post. Waynesboro is a very friendly hiker town and you can always get a ride to wherever you want to go. They even have a Car Pool Guide that gives names and phone numbers of people in the area that will take you anytime to where you want to go. Waynesboro is a town that is spread out over a wide area and it’s not walker friendly. Also, Waynesboro’s downtown has “done gone south” and everything is outside the town center in a big shopping mall held down by (you guessed it) Wall Mart.
Weather wise we had four days of over 100 degrees. It was terrible to hike those days. Your energy just up and went
but I survived. We had one night of rain during this last time period and mostly the temperature was in the low 80’s.
The hot days did make a decision for me. I had been toiling with the ideal of flipping up to Maine and walking home. The heat sealed the deal. When I get to Harper’s Ferry I will fly or get a bus up to Maine and hike south. Think I may have the best weather this way, and I don’t have that October Katahdin mountain deadline to meet.
Rocks continue to be a problem. They come in all sizes. You don’t dare take your eyes off the trail.
Encountered two rattle snakes. Again their rattle warned me, as they blend into the background so perfectly.
For those WWII veterans, I saw the Audie Murphy monument. He was the most decorated soldier in WWII. After the war he got into movies and died very young, around 40. He was buried on the mountain where his plane crashed.
In the food catalogy, I had the pleasure of eating at the Homeplace in Catawba, VA. It’s an AYCE and the food was great. Every hiker knows about this place and they always fill the place up. The Homeplace was the home of the Morgan horse and the family that developed the horse had 600 acres. Guess they fell on hard times, as the house was sold via auction. It’s a beautiful house, with a 3/4 surround porch, and all the seats and porch swings you could want.
Continuing on the food subject, I will start hiking Monday in Shenandoah National Park. The park is famous for it’s blackberry milkshakes and I think I will sample a few. Will let you know how they rate.
All together I will hike l07.1 miles in the Shenandoah park.
It will bring me out to Front Royal and then it’s about 50 miles to Harper’s Ferry. That should take most of the rest of June.
Had a gentleman break his ankle on the trail in the last 2 weeks before reaching Waynesboro. It took him 3.5 hours to make it back to the shelter he left from and then a couple walked into the shelter about 3 hours later. They had a cell
phone and called the local rescue people and they carried him out.
That’s all the news from the trail. Will give you a report of the park and Harper’s Ferry before I get off the trail to travel up to Maine. Til then I’m
Mustang Sally
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